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Roy E disney
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Woody13
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peter11435
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Woody13 said:
:lol: Thats great.
Actually, I am having lunch with him tomorrow, if you would like me to relay a message.walt said:
Dragonrider1227
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Why do you say that? :veryconfuWoody13 said:
Connor002 said:
The vowel that starts his middle name is earlier in the alphabet than his fathers?:lookaroun
clarkstallings
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I might be able to get a message to him. My Godfather is on a board that he's on.
mickey04
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Connor002 said:
Well there was the whole saving the company from being sold off piece by piece thing in 1984, his contributions to the revival of Disney animation in the late 80's/ early 90's, and spear heading the shareholder revolt that led to Michael Eisner's removal from the executive suite and board of directors.
Is Roy perfect as some people like to believe? Absolutely not, I'll agree he hasn't always helped the company. For example I think he's as responsible for animation's decline as he was for its renaissance. However, to say he's just the "idiot nephew" isn't fair at all. Without him, Disney (if there even was one left) would be very different, and I don't think for the better.
Sorry to beat a dead horse. I know it's been discussed before, but I hate to see Walt's nephew continuously take such abuse on these boards.
disneypearl
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mickey04 said:
I agree
peter11435
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mickey04 said:
It is still debatable as to if that was a positive thing or not. I wouldn't jump to conclusions just yet. Also Eisner was not removed from the executive suite. He was removed from his position on the board of directors but not from his position as CEO of the company. That he choose to leave on his own a year before his contract would have been up anyway.
It is obvious if you look at Roys ations that he doesn't truely care about the company. He (like most people) only cares about making money. He just uses a faux love for the company to mask that. If you closely read his objectives on savedisney.com they all pointed to making more money. How else can you explain his support of a sale to Comcast. A company that is the complete opposite of the Disney image, and it was publicaly known their intentions were to keep the Media Networks (ESPN) and dump the rest. How is that in the best interest of the company.